New coronavirus outbreak: Framing questions for pandemic prevention

Scott P. Layne is emeritus professor in the Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Email: scottplayne{at}gmail.com

James M. Hyman is the Evelyn and John G. Phillips Distinguished Professor in Mathematics in the School of Science and Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. Email: mhyman{at}tulane.edu

David M. Morens is Senior Advisor to the Director in the Office of the Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Email: dmorens{at}niaid.nih.gov

Jeffery K. Taubenberger is Chief of the Viral Pathogenesis and Evolution Section, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.